Covey Trails Airport (X09) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTME), X09 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Covey Trails Airport in Fulshear, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTME): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Covey Trails Airport (X09) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fulshear, TX at a field elevation of 130 ft. X09 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTME, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,352 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSGR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTME, 7.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,700 ft, scattered clouds at 3,800 ft, broken clouds at 4,700 ft, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,700 ft.
METAR KTME 281835Z AUTO 15010G16KT 10SM SCT027 SCT038 BKN047 28/22 A3014 RMK AO2
What changed at KTME (nearest station)?
Since the 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 16 kt.
- Ceiling moved from 7,000 ft to 4,700 ft.
Current pilot readout for X09
Based on the nearest station (KTME), X09 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 130 ft). X09 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSGR, about 10 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 3,352 ft | TURF-G | 9 kt head | 5 kt left (g8) |
| 35 | 3,352 ft | TURF-G | 9 kt tail | 5 kt right (g8) |
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X09 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/353,352 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at X09Wind
- 17
- 9 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 9 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,700 ft.
X09 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of X09
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HOU UA /OV 15SW HOU/TM 1842/FL030/TP C210/SK BKN028 BKN032
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 15SW HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1842Reported at 18:42 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP C210Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN028 BKN032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV SAT090040/TM 1828/FL300/TP E170/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SAT090040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1828Reported at 18:28 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
DKR UA /OV CRIED/TM 1819/FL320/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW89
DKR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CRIEDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1819Reported at 18:19 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZFW89Remarks.Show raw report
DWH UA /OV 9 NORTH/TM 1801/FL020/TP G280/WX -RA/RM BASES 022
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 9 NORTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP G280Aircraft type reporting.WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.RM BASES 022Remarks.Show raw report
AUS UA /OV CWK160015/TM 1755/FL320/TP B738/TB LGT/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CWK160015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1755Reported at 17:55 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB LGTTurbulence: light.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
IAH UA /OV 20NW IAH/TM 1754/FL120/TP CL35/SK TOPS 120/TB LT/RM DURC CLIMB
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 20NW IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1754Reported at 17:54 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS 120Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LTTurbulence: lt.RM DURC CLIMBRemarks.Show raw report
TME UA /OV 10N TME/TM 1753/FL020/TP C680/SK BASE 025
TME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 10N TMELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1753Reported at 17:53 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C680Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
IAH UA /OV IAH240030/TM 1745/FL390/TP B739/TB MOD/RM ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IAH240030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1745Reported at 17:45 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB MODTurbulence: moderate.RM ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at X09
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTME reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 53%
- 35
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
X09 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTME, 7.7 nm away.
Wind is 28° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- X09
- City
- Fulshear
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 130 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.6900, -95.8397
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,352 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTME
- TAF
- Nearest KSGR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 45m
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Pilot PIREPs for Covey Trails Airport (X09)
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